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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story "The Enduring Chill" who does Asbury say is his god?
(a) Literature
(b) Jesus
(c) Art
(d) the Holy Ghost

2. In the story "Judgment Day," where is Tanner living when his daughter finds him?
(a) In the family home
(b) In a shack he and Coleman built
(c) In the saw mill
(d) In a nursing home

3. In the story "Parker's Back," what must Parker say to get Sarah Ruth to let him back in the house?
(a) He is sorry.
(b) He loves her.
(c) His full first name
(d) He will pay for the tractor.

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what hobby does Thomas' mother suggest that Star take up?
(a) Knitting
(b) Reading
(c) Studying history
(d) Music

5. In the story "Greenleaf," how does Mrs. May characterize the Greenleaf boys when she discovers it is their bull on her farm?
(a) As cruel
(b) As irresponsible
(c) As lazy
(d) As ungrateful

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "A View of the Woods," what ultimately happens to Mary Fortune?

2. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why does it bother Julian's mother that the large black woman sits next to him?

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how long has Julian been out of college?

4. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard not go into Norton's room after talking with Rufus about whether or not he was at the movies with his son?

5. In the story "Revelation," who is at the lowest rung of social class in Mrs. Turpin's opinion?

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